Hindu pilgrims to travel to Pak for Shivaratri
9 March 2013 7:18 AM IST
A group of Hindu pilgrims from India will arrive in this eastern Pakistani city today to attend the Shivaratri festival at the historic Katas Raj temple.
The pilgrims, who will enter Pakistan through the Wagah land border, will travel to Chakwal district near Islamabad tomorrow to participate in the festivities.
Senior officials of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, which is responsible for arranging such pilgrimages, will receive the yatris at Wagah. The pilgrims will stay in Chakwal for two days and perform rituals on March 10, officials said, adding that fool-proof security arrangements have been made for them.
The pilgrims will return to Lahore on 11 March.
The pilgrims, who will enter Pakistan through the Wagah land border, will travel to Chakwal district near Islamabad tomorrow to participate in the festivities.
Senior officials of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, which is responsible for arranging such pilgrimages, will receive the yatris at Wagah. The pilgrims will stay in Chakwal for two days and perform rituals on March 10, officials said, adding that fool-proof security arrangements have been made for them.
The pilgrims will return to Lahore on 11 March.
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